The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-01
WILL BORE AGAIN FOR GAS.
The Capital City Company Decides to
Abandon the BrightWood Well,
But Will Begin Drilling Two More Four Miles
Further East and NOIth-Many Visitors
to the Little Well Again Yesterday.


conversation everywhere yesterday. The real-es
tate men were wild over the discovery, small as
il was, and asserted that now was the time to
buy property. There stream of visitors
TO the we'll from morning until night. There
was little to be seen, however, and the majority
were disappointed. The gas was let of once
twice to give few visitors chance to see how
strong - burned, but the great majority Of per-
mons who went out saw nothing but the derrick
and the pipe in which the gas was confined.
The pressure somewhat diminished yes
teriay morning. The we'll rapidly hllni up with
water after the Shooting occurred, and the
weak flow of the fuel was almost entirely
Bmothered out It was nearly o'clock when
the directors of the Capital City company
reached the well, and they ordered the contrac-
tors TO pump the water out aad ascertain if the
How Of gas was any stronger than the blaze
Indicated. When the pumping began it was
discovered that there was great deal of oil in
the we'll, and there was some little excitement
for the time over the new and unexpected dis
covery. 1t the opinion that there would be
enough Of oil to make the well
valuable and order was sent to
the city for some barrels. Several were
taken out, aud as the water was pumped out
into vat the oil was SKINNED off and barreled.
pected, however, and IL took all forenoon TO fill
"A barrel Two per cent of the liquid that comes
out Is oil The amount was small that the
directors decided TO abandon the idea of saving
it. The barrel that was secured was brought to
the city and placed exhibition. The
State Coal Oil Inspector examined the sam
pie last evening and pronounced it of excellent
quality. The members of the Capital City
fpany have some hopes of finding oil in great
Z the pumping of the well did not increase the
low OF gas very much, and the company 6e-
cided to abandon further work upon it, few
OF the members were in favor Of shooting the
well again, but Applegate & Holleran, the con-
tractors, gave it as their opinion that it would
be q fruitless expense, and the company took
thefe advice.
Monday morning the derrick and drilling ma
chinery will be removed four miles north to the
Smith farm. and a second we'll will perhaps be
started during the week the Moody farm.
four miles northeast of the present we'll The
contractors feel confident that gas will be struck
on one or both of the farms in good quantities.
The result OF the shooting of the Brightwood
well has given MS much encouragement" said
I President Wles last evening. "and propose
to keep up the hunt now until we find gas
the city. 1t is highly important that we should
have gas here at home. 1t will cost big sum of
money to pipe tho fuel here from Noblesville,
and If we can get IL close to the city we save the
expense of piping to the consumers, for the
company that pipes il in here will make the Gus
toner pay for the expense of bringing it here.
The Capital City company will have difficulty
in getting plenty of funds TO carry all the
drilling it may have to do The finding of the
gas TT Brightwood mas enthused every body
and any amount Of money we want to put in the
investment Is at our command"
The good luck of the Brightwood company
will not hinder the work of the other local COM
panies, said Judge Martindale, last evening.
because gas has been discovered at Bright
wood is no indication that the fuel be found
IN that locality alone. 1t settles the question
~ whether or not there is gas around Indianapo-
lis, and the big supply is as apt to
be north of the city east. At Noblesville the
big well is over mile from the first one drilled
and think we have good chance for being
successful somewhere north of the city. We
will keep right on drilling until we do find gas,
for We know now that il is here"
mzEgEy --'s--T- v5-Ngl the Standard Oil Com
Tany s~S'not dishe artsned at the partial success
of the Capital City company. They are still in the
field for the privilege Of piping the fuel to the
city. and Go not propose to be scared away. Mr..
Mansfield said yesterday that because a small
supply Of gas had been struck at
Brghtwood indication that
territory, and he did not think the citizens
should wait for the fuel to be discovered here
"Onr ordinances will DO submitted Monday
night said he, land the next day after it has
been .'assed we will begin work, no matter how
rnrch gas has been found closer. If we think
are able 10 bear the expense of piping the
fuel from Noblesville the people should not
object to doing IL. AS have said on pro
yious occasions, we ask for no special privilege.
and if gas is found close to the city we will have
70 compete in prices with the companies that
find it. III we can't furnish fuel as cheap they
do, why. we wort get the patronage, that's all.
We considered all these phases of the question
before we concluded to come here and mako the
offer we did"
The manufacturers OF the city are becoming
Impatient to get the fuel in use. Several OF
them are contemplating having private wells
sunk near their establishments in hopes that
they secure flow enough for private
use at least Captain Thomas Madden
the proprietor of the extensive lounge
factory in the southeastern part of the city
went to Noblesville yesterday afternoon to make
arrangements with some drillers there TO sink
we'll near his factory.
Many citizens went on an excursion TO Mobiles
vile last night, to see the big well there, from
which il il expected Indianapolis will be sun
piled. Fourteen passenger coaches were crowd
ed, and several hundred people left at the
Union and Massachusetts avenue depots. The
excursion given for the benefit of the
Seventh street NJ. T.. Church. Central avenue
Church will probably give excursion next
Saturday afternoon to either Noolesville or
Wancie.
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